STEM Education and Training

STEM Week: Alyssa Na’im on Using Culturally and Contextually Responsive Practices in STEM Education Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, STEM Education and Training / March 16, 2013

My name is Alyssa Na’im, Senior Research Associate at the Education Development Center, Inc., and I work on program evaluations of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education programs.  The goal of many STEM education programs is to diversify the STEM workforce by engaging populations who are traditionally underrepresented in these fields – racial/ethnic minorities, …

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STEM Week: Veronica Smith on Evaluating Student Learning in STEM Subjects

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, STEM Education and Training, Uncategorized / March 16, 2013

I am Veronica Smith, principal of data2insight, an evaluation and research firm specializing in STEM program evaluation. We love working with organizations to design, develop and improve curricula for STEM teaching and learning. Examples of curricula we have evaluated include the NWABR Science and Ethics of Humans in Research, TechStart, and BioQuest Global Health Curriculum. …

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STEM Week: Jack Mills on STEM Education Evaluation in Higher Education

Leave a Comment / STEM Education and Training / March 10, 2013

My name is Jack Mills, PhD. I am an Independent Evaluation Consultant and I evaluate programs designed to increase participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Programs run by and for underrepresented minority (URM) scholars are a primary focus of this work. I’m especially excited to help inaugurate the STEM Education TIG so that …

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Shelly Engelman and Tom McKlin on ‘Grit’ as a Measure of Academic Success

1 Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, STEM Education and Training / November 7, 2012

Hello all! This is Shelly Engelman and Tom McKlin, evaluators at The Findings Groups, LLC, a privately-owned applied research and evaluation firm with a focus on STEM education. The primary objective of many programs that we evaluate is to empower a broad range of elementary, middle and high school students to learn STEM content and …

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